THANK. YOU.

Something else I saw someone mention on Twitter was that somewhere in this special (which I haven’t seen) he says that his experience caused some of his male friends to stop and question their actions, to consider how they can treat women better. That at least seems positive if it’s true, especially for him to spread…

Ohh ok, that makes sense. Thanks!

Wouldn’t the Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse books fall into this genre as well? I’ve never really read romance but I did read those books and they had quite a few detailed sex scenes that seemed like the sort that would be in the romance genre.

My mom had a legitimate real business with real customers and somehow got sucked into an MLM. She had convinced herself that it gave her more independence and was more fun, easier, etc than the legit business. It was extremely sad and frustrating watching her ruin old business contacts by trying to get them involved,…

Thank you for this! I do not have kids but all this mommy blogger culture I’m constantly being bombarded with every day (and by extension influencer culture and the ways little kids get involved in it) makes parenting look like the most insufferable, miserable experience.

Men can wear leggings! In my husband’s office he knows a few guys who wear jeggings and a couple of other guys I know have also started wearing them. It’s happening!

I’m in a similar position with it being impractical for me to wear [his grandmother’s ring] every day. I like it a lot and I feel a little bad that I don’t wear it more, but also I kind of like knowing that it’s safe in my jewelry box and I can wear it for special occasions. Plus tbh, it almost feels too fancy to wear…

Plus YouTube. I don’t have kids and I have to watch videos on how to do my hair and makeup. EDIT* Whoops, I just now saw the part of the article where he says he watches YT. Anyway...

This looks like stacked cupcake wrappers which I find inspiring for these hypothetical menu pairings!

I kind of read it imagining it as a parody of an article that would be written about a woman: “Hey hot lady, we don’t care about what *you* want to do, stop trying, you just need to sit there and look cute, k thx.”

Agree! Like, I would definitely wear that last dress (the Doen) and it’s not bc of any special message I’d like to send, I’m just kind of bored with skinny jeans, tired of mini dresses, and I’m a fan of being able to wear comfy bras.

Yes thank you! This is the main thing I came to the comments for. 

I always felt like I was being ageist or something for finding guys who were more than 5 years older than me really gross (still do but I’m married now so it doesn’t matter). Maybe it’s another one of those random ingrained “I-should-be-apologetic” sort of things?

Oh god, the pity party! I consider myself a pretty empathetic person but I think bc of my mom I have an extremely low tolerance for people who do this. Like after one or two complaints about the same thing, I sort of mentally write them off. Not sure if this is good or bad=/

Haha seriously! Therapy + self help books + the magical and inexplicable “no fucks to give” feeling that comes in your early 30s (at least that’s how it happened for me). I just had an epiphany one day when I was like, “wait. She’s never going to change. I don’t want any more of my important life memories ruined by…

OMG OMG!! My worst Christmas present was one of the last times I saw my NPD relative and I was given a half used bottle of body lotion that still had the SAMPLE sticker on it, along with an extremely hideous colored nail polish in a dirty crusty bottle that had a bright red clearance price sticker still on it. They…

I relate so goddamned hard to this. I’m sorry. Dealing with BPD family members is ... well it’s a ride (I’ve also been no contact for a few years).

Hahah, this is amazing! The beautiful, subtle art of polite backhanded compliments<3

This post reminded me of how I myself did not have a bridal shower or a bachelorette party (for a variety of personal reasons including the fact that I hate them and think they’re tacky) but later, I was invited to a bridal shower for the daughter of one of my in-law’s friends. The mom was SO invested, it felt like I…